# Incident 19880103006319I: Gulstm AA1B, Mesa, AZ, January 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9996L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9996L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103006319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MICROPHONE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LIGHT GUN USED. FAILED TO NOTE RED LIGHT.

## Other reports on N9996L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790617017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617017639A), Jun 17, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N9996L), Freer, TX, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from rough field. Unable to climb due to low airspeed. Hit trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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